PanzerMike

yeah, I feel your pain. Getting older is a drag. You start losing people around you, and your body starts reminding you that you are not a young demi-god anymore. Can be really depressing sometimes. But thankfully there is the Cesspool. A visit there really helps. Bah, Just kidding. Stay strong people.

I just checked Berli's profile and according to that he was only in his early fifties. Did not know that. Makes it all the more sad. My father also died of cancer around that age. Terrible disease. My heartfelt condolences to all who knew him well.

Sad news :-(

I do not know Dan, but I do care. Sad tidings. How fragile we are. Let's all hope for the best.

Good! Did you play it with the new 4.0 engine by chance. I am curious whether the new peeking around buildings feature makes a big difference on a map like this.

Thanks @MOS:96B2P Always nice to hear from players if they like your labor of love!

Squire? Lord Emrys? You gotta be joking man, mwuhahaha You are obviously completely bonkers, but I like you. Then again, I also like prog-rock.

Somebody has been eating the wrong kind of mushrooms and this time it's not Emrys...

There be many bones here ?. Engine 4 is gonna be fun!

Yeah, this thing must be laid to rest. It has run its course. Game over man, game over! I am talking about Emrys of course...

Trailer looks pretty good for a shoe string Independent Movie.

Nidan, you nincompoop. It is Gott im Himmel. Djeez...

This sucks

It has been said before, make a scenario because it's fun to make a scenario. Don't do it for accolades from the community. It's nice to hear from players if what you have made is any good, but don't count on it. I consider myself kinda blessed feedback wise, be it from playtesters or from regular players, but it is not always the case. And who knows, maybe one fine day you will be invited to join the crazy Beta bunch! Not sure if that is a good or a bad thing though .

Yeah, more community scenarios would be great. I do not have time to do much of those anymore; I am occupied making stock scenarios these days. And stock scenarios take even more time to make than community scenarios since the bar is raised for stock stuff. Sorry!

Ha! Very nice to see this comparison. I never played FH2, but it looks great. Good map! Making the CM Singling map I had to work within the engine limits. So, it could never be entirely accurate, but I think I got as close as reasonably possible. I try to capture the essence of the lay of the land, but permit a few liberties here and there if I feel it works better within the game. Too bad there are no manure piles in CM Your map is more accurate in some respects, but it is a different engine of course. I look forward to the day the realism and detail of CM is combined with looks similar to the BF2 engine (or even better, the refractor 2 engine is pretty old by now). Not that CM2 looks bad or anything, it really doesn't, but you know what I mean Thanks for making the videos, I enjoyed them.

The Dutch made 97 round drum magazine was too big for its own good. It was mechanically vulnerable. When on the move, rounds could easily shift.

The Lewis gun was used extensively by the Dutch Army in May 1940 during Fall Gelb. The gun kind of got a bad rep with Dutch veterans, but this was mostly undeserved. I will adress some of the common complaints: - Too heavy It was just as heavy as a MG-34, though that gun looked sleeker. The Dutch soldiers simply didn't know their German adversaries were carrying around the same weight with their LMG. - Prone too jamming A large number of stoppages were due to the fact the Dutch used a custom made drum magazine that contained 97 rounds. This drum was particularly vulnerable when the gun was moved a lot with the drum attached. In prepared positions this was not much of an issue. The original 47 round drum was much less vulnerable. During the Interbellum the guns were also stored too dry which caused problems with lubrication, and maintenance was sub optimal too. The Germans were also better trained in how to quickly deal with jams and better supplied with spare parts. Too few Dutch conscripts were properly instructed how to handle the gun. - Poor build quality The Dutch built quite a number of their Lewis guns under license. These were decidedly of lower quality than the original. Inferior steel was used for instance for the firing pin, which made it prone to breaking after heavy use. Some also showed signs of metal fatigue in some parts. The Lewis gun was not hopelessly outdated compared to other guns used by the Allies. A well built specimen handled by a properly trained operator could hold its own quite well indeed.

I could of course shamelessly advocate some of the scenarios I made, but that would be.....shameless Come on guys, give Ale Dem some good advice!

Beavis and Butt-Head are reading the Peng thread: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcbXCMvpmWo

Not really, Emrys has been braindead for a loooong time. But you hardly notice it, he never really carried much substance in the upper room anyway. Dubious substances of certain chemical compositions perhaps, but that's it really. Sad.

I read Donald Malarkey's book and enjoyed it. Worth a read IMHO.

Pretty soon, there will be nobody left that has consiously experienced ww2. In the nineties they made a documentary: last voices of ww1. Soon the last voices of ww2 will forever be silent.

What is this D-Day thing of which you speak. Did I miss something Nah, just kidding. Been to Normandy many times. Know the place by heart. Have many pics of me and mrs. PanzerMike (plus kids) lying on Omaha Beach. Still gives me goosebumps just being there.

I actually like it in the Peng thread. Lots of great minds at work there. Really. And yes, even Emrys has his moments there. Few and far between, but still. Love you Emrys, you are my favorite oldtimer!